January 17, 2009
Javier Aguirre leads Atletico Madrid against Hugo Sanchez's Almeria in the first all-Mexican coaching matchup in the Spanish league, which hits the halfway point with this weekend's round of games.
Atletico is still looking for its first victory of 2009 after slumping to a fourth straight defeat on Wednesday, a 2-1 loss to Barcelona that dumped it out of the Copa del Rey.Atletico, which lies fifth on 30 points, could be without striker Sergio Aguero who limped out of the match at the Camp Nou.
Sanchez's reign at Almeria has so far produced one victory and a draw in two league games, lifting the club to 14th with 20 points - five above the drop zone.
Almeria bowed out of the domestic cup competition to second-last Mallorca, but the former Mexico coach and Real Madrid striker isn't worried about that affecting the team's performance come Sunday.
"The league and the cup are different tournaments. The two cup matches we played in one way and those in the league another," Sanchez said. "What we hope for is to win the next two league matches that we have at home. That's our objective."
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